Morphology

T, 10-30cm

Ecology

hill and mountain zone, medium site

Chorology

Mediterranean

Xylem

Only one ring, vessels solitary and in radial multiples, vessel diameter 30-50 µm, simple perforations, with thin-walled tylosis, round inter-vessel pits, fibers thin-to thick-walled, paratracheal parenchyma, rays absent, crystals absent.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Simple construction, radial rows of parenchyma cells, indistinct groups of sieve cells.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
   
Tangential section
 
Radial section
 
Bark
 

© 2005 WSL - F. Schweingruber, W. Landolt, last update 18.11.2010